I felt a very heavy weight pressing on chest. The pain was exacerbated by lying on my back. I thought I was having a heart attack. Initial treatment at the hospital indicated the doctors were also suspicious of a heart attack. I had a CT scan, where the doctors found an embolism in left lung. I am now on Lovenox and Coumadin.

Pulmonary Embolism (Blood Clot In The Lung) - Treatments

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